A Media Initiative for Human Rights study shows Russian forces converted the Chonhar checkpoint into a torture site and integrated it into their penal system while hundreds of Kherson residents remain detained and dozens have died in custody.
Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, was appointed by President Donald Trump to the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, a 16-member panel that advises the Defense Department and president on academy affairs.
Lafayette Parish School System told principals on Monday to post donor provided 11 by 14 inch Ten Commandments posters in classrooms by Friday, with 3,000 mixed versions donated and ready for pickup at the district office.
Ponar Wadowice and Ukraine’s Kramatorsk plant have launched PK MIL to manufacture the 155 mm Bohdana howitzer in Poland, aiming to scale production, cut costs, and simplify supply to Poland and other countries.
Van Allen Probe A, a 1,323-pound NASA satellite launched in 2012, is expected to reenter Earths atmosphere on March 10; most of it should burn up but some parts may survive and the risk to people is very low.
Uber is rolling out a feature that lets women riders and drivers request each other nationwide, expanding a pilot despite legal challenges and concerns about supply and inclusion.
The CBO monthly budget review through February 2026 shows the Treasury added about $1 trillion to the deficit in the first five months of the fiscal year, with rising interest costs as public debt approaches $38.9 trillion.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was removed after two days of bruising congressional hearings that exposed questions about no-bid ad contracts, planned migrant detention warehouses, a leased private plane, and her adviser Corey Lewandowski’s role in contract approvals. Lawmakers have opened document requests and signaled possible investigations into procurement and potential false statements to Congress.
X told MPs it suspended 800 million accounts in 12 months while fighting ongoing state-backed and other manipulation attempts, naming Russia, Iran and China as key actors and declining to say how many removals were tied to foreign interference.
Both parties released major policy packages — Venstre on business tax relief and Social Democrats on immigration measures — triggering a heated exchange as TV 2 hosts a leader debate tonight and opponents press the government for transparency on drones and Greenland coalition tensions.
Rising Iran-related risks and constrained Venezuelan flows threaten cheap heavy crude that fuels China’s independent refineries, forcing sourcing shifts and possible run cuts even as offshore stocks and more Russian barrels offer temporary relief.
Oracle’s fiscal third quarter showed strain beneath steady top line growth as heavy borrowing, a massive data center buildout and a costly restructuring are driving negative free cash flow and heightening investor concern.
Thousands of lawyers, writers, designers and other experts are being hired to create and grade the data that trains AI, but abrupt pauses, pay cuts, intense surveillance and secrecy are leaving many in precarious gig work and prompting legal challenges.
A national analysis in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that wait time corrections tied to a 2023 transplant policy led to higher kidney transplant rates for Black patients, with more than 21,000 candidates receiving an average 1.7 year wait time boost.
Using intracranial EEG in 14 patients, researchers report that one bout of cycling rapidly boosts hippocampal ripples and hippocampal-cortical interactions tied to learning and memory.
Researchers combined coastal storm sediments, radiocarbon-dated settlement changes, Shang oracle bones, and weather simulations to link Pacific climate shifts and stronger typhoons with ancient floods and social disruption in central China.
A 37-signatory amicus brief from engineers and researchers at Google and OpenAI supports Anthropic’s lawsuits challenging the federal government’s authority to label and blacklist the company as a national security supply chain risk.
After a phone call with Vladimir Putin, President Trump said the US will lift some oil-related sanctions to ease shortages caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran, a move that could include Russian oil and affect pressure on Moscow, as oil prices spike and Ukraine faces new attacks and diplomatic strains.
Subaru keeps a headphone jack and an optional CD player in the 2026 Ascent Touring even as most new cars drop analog audio inputs.
About 10,000 authors have published Don’t Steal This Book, a volume made up only of contributors' names, to protest AI firms training models on copyrighted material without permission and to press the UK government ahead of a March 18 assessment on planned copyright changes.
The Pentagon calls the action the campaign's most intense, Iran threatens to block Gulf oil shipments and markets are reacting to the risk that oil disruption could force a quick end to the war.
New experiments analyzing feline spine flexibility strengthen support for the tuck and turn mechanism while confirming that multiple motions combine to help cats land on their feet.
A new, parameter free form of the Cunningham correction factor is proposed and extended into an element wise correction tensor that predicts gas drag on slow-moving, non-spherical particles across the full Knudsen number range; the heuristic matches sphere experiments, DSMC and kinetic solutions for spheroids and a thin disc with generally small errors but still needs further testing and extension to rotational coupling.
Europe's biggest automaker will slash 50,000 jobs as profits fall and global headwinds bite, with US tariffs and soft Chinese sales forcing a strategic reset that includes delayed EV plans at Porsche.
Tsinghua data show elite students increasingly choosing manufacturing and energy jobs as advanced manufacturing becomes more high tech and tech sector hiring cools.
A new Biological Psychology study finds people with elevated psychopathic traits can show stronger physiological arousal to fear but interpret that arousal as positive, supporting a shift from a fear deficit view to an interpretation-based account.
At a Pentagon briefing on Day 10 of Operation Epic Fury, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promised an intensified wave of strikes inside Iran to destroy missile capabilities, degrade its navy, and prevent nuclear weapons, while regional attacks and leadership changes fuel wider tensions.
An open access Scientific Data paper releases an 84-session multimodal fNIRS-EEG dataset from 16 stroke patients performing intact and paretic hand movements, including raw and processed signals, clinical scores and analysis code on Figshare.
Two anonymous Ukrainian defense industry sources told the Kyiv Independent that a Saudi arms firm has signed for Ukrainian interceptor missiles and that a larger Riyadh-Kyiv weapons deal may be imminent, as Gulf states rush to defend against Iranian Shahed drone swarms.
An IRGC spokesperson rejected President Trump’s assertion that the war with Iran will be short, saying Tehran—not Washington—will decide when the conflict ends, after a week of escalatory statements and strikes in the region.
Silver is leading a metals rally that coincides with a sharp pullback in crude, with prices nearing a critical $90 resistance level and investors awaiting US inflation data for the next directional cue.
A historical analysis of archival records finds political ideology, media panic, and Cold War dynamics drove the United Nations decision to tightly restrict psychedelics in 1971, not clear scientific proof of public health danger.
At the Two Sessions, labour minister Wang Xiaoping said Beijing will use AI and training policies to protect jobs as China faces record graduate inflows and a slower growth target for 2026.
Early morning gunfire directed at the U.S. Consulate on University Avenue prompted a police investigation and road closures in downtown Toronto, with no reported injuries.
SpaceX’s January 2026 filing to add up to one million Starlink satellites would need tens of thousands of launches, create sustained pollution and debris risks, and could obliterate the night sky for professional astronomers and casual stargazers alike.
Ukrainian analysts say debris from an Izdeliye-30 cruise missile that hit Kharkiv contained electronic parts from the United States, Belarus, Taiwan and Europe, and that investigators have mapped roughly 20 firms in the weapon's supply chain.
Valve's Steam Year in Review shows 2025 growth with 100 exabytes delivered, 274 petabytes of daily installs and updates, a 42 million peak concurrent user count, and a 76 percent revenue share paid to non Valve developers.
An ICES analysis published in CMAJ shows new stimulant prescriptions for Ontario adults rose substantially during the COVID pandemic, concentrated in young adults and accompanied by changes in prescribers, indications, formulations and time to treatment.
Meta admits it obtained pirated books via BitTorrent and says any uploads were unavoidable parts of bulk downloads used to train Llama, while authors allege direct copyright infringement and dispute when Meta disclosed this defense; a judge will now rule on whether the defense can proceed.
President Marcos ordered a temporary four-day workweek for government offices and energy-saving measures starting Monday as the Iran-related conflict threatens oil supplies and pushes local fuel prices sharply higher.
MeerKAT performed the first detailed imaging spectroscopy of a solar flare, capturing both bright coherent bursts and faint thermal emission with unprecedented image fidelity and dynamic range, and locating multiple radio sources within distinct coronal magnetic structures.
A Taiwan cohort study found modest links between prenatal acetaminophen prescriptions and ADHD and autism in the full sample, but those links disappeared in sibling comparisons, with further sibling analyses pointing to unresolved bias and the need for more research.
A two-year randomized trial of 958 older adults found that taking a daily multivitamin modestly slowed certain epigenetic ageing clocks by about four months, with stronger effects in those showing accelerated biological ageing, though clinical impacts remain unproven.
In Washington, President Donald Trump warned on Truth Social that any disruption of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz would trigger a response "twenty times harder" than earlier US strikes and said Washington would target "easily destroyable" sites in Iran.
Researchers report a flexible wireless sweat patch that measures glucose and pH and uses a new pH-based model to reconstruct blood glucose during exercise, with validation in healthy and diabetic participants.
Ship trackers show the Shenlong sailed through the Strait of Hormuz after loading Saudi crude at Ras Tanura, signaling some commercial transit continues despite threats from Iran and a spike in oil prices.
Cia Edmonds says OpenAI ignored employee warnings after the Tumbler Ridge shooter discussed violent scenarios on ChatGPT, and has sued to learn what happened, seek compensation and push for accountability.
MoveNumbers analyzed BLS, HUD, Census, and IRS data to show where living costs are lowest in 2026 and what to check before you move.
State attorneys general asked for a mistrial after the Department of Justice quietly reached a near-final settlement with Live Nation and gave states one day to accept, saying they were kept out of negotiations and will be harmed by DOJ's sudden withdrawal from the trial.
A new Windows 11 taskbar shortcut labeled Perform speed test opens Bing to run an Ookla Speedtest in your default browser, and it is rolling out in stages starting with the March 10, 2026 updates.
China's exports beat expectations in the combined January-February period, driving a record $213.6 billion trade surplus as imports also surprised on the upside and trade with the US declined while EU and ASEAN ties strengthened.
Two committee-approved Republican bills would force app stores and platforms to verify ages and require parental approval for app installs and direct messaging, prompting lawsuits and concerns that the rules could block vulnerable teens from nonprofit support services and lawful speech.
Japan has approved two iPS cell therapies, Amchepry for Parkinson's and ReHeart for severe heart failure, granting conditional commercial authorizations after limited clinical studies and paving the way for patient rollout potentially this summer.
Scout CEO Scott Keogh says early prototypes will arrive in 2026, production iterations will continue through 2027, and customer deliveries are expected in 2028.
A UC San Diego study in Cell reports that most zoonotic viruses do not show special adaptations before infecting humans, while lab passage leaves clear genetic signatures, with 1977 H1N1 as a notable exception.
New experiments on monolayer NiPS3 report discrete sixfold magnetic anisotropy and real-space signatures of the six-state clock model, giving direct evidence of topological defects and a critical intermediate phase in an atomically thin antiferromagnet.
Stocks fell worldwide and oil prices spiked after a sharp escalation in the Middle East raised shipping and supply risks, stoking inflation fears, market volatility, and political uncertainty.
Mexico’s president responded to Trump’s remarks by calling on the US to stop illegal arms trafficking that she says supplies cartels with high-powered weapons, while rejecting proposals for US military intervention.
A global analysis of 68 countries shows deep socioeconomic and gender gaps in where people get their activity and links regular activity to benefits beyond heart health, prompting a new public health model that centers equity, safety and wellbeing.
Anthropic executives tell a court that a recent Pentagon designation as a supply-chain risk has prompted customers to renegotiate or drop deals, threatening hundreds of millions in near-term revenue and potentially billions more if pressure widens.
New government-mandated age-verification codes for R18+ games, websites and AI systems take effect in Australia today, aiming to shield children from harmful content but prompting experts to warn the measures could compromise user privacy and anonymity.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said countries that expel US and Israeli ambassadors would receive unrestricted transit through the Strait of Hormuz, a move framed by state media as an incentive to align with Tehran amid rising regional confrontation.
Mojtaba Khamenei was named Iran’s supreme leader as the conflict widens, casualties mount and global markets and governments react to threats against oil shipments and possible strikes on civilian sites.
Defence Minister David McGuinty said Ottawa will not participate in the war in Iran and was not consulted by the U.S. or Israel, while Canada monitors NATO activity, assesses defence impacts, and coordinates evacuations for thousands of Canadians in the region.
At a White House press conference, Trump said the US will lift certain oil-related sanctions to try to lower global prices and called the measures temporary, UNN reports.
Shipowner George Prokopiou sent at least five tankers through the strategic Strait of Hormuz this week with armed guards and tracking systems off as freight rates spiked and regional tensions left most commercial traffic paused.
Over 30 researchers from OpenAI and Google, including Jeff Dean, filed a personal amicus brief supporting Anthropic's legal challenge to the Pentagon's 'supply-chain risk' designation, saying the move harms competitiveness and stifles debate.
OpenAI paused planned expansion at Oracle's Abilene site because it wants newer Nvidia chips, highlighting a conflict between fast yearly GPU upgrades and data center build times of 12 to 24 months, while Oracle leans heavily on debt to finance its expansion.
After a major Echo redesign and the Alexa Plus rollout, users are seeing persistent full-screen sponsored ads on Echo Show displays that Amazon says can be skipped or reported but cannot be fully turned off.
A February U.S. intelligence assessment found that neither targeted airstrikes nor a larger military campaign were likely to result in a new government in Iran, a conclusion at odds with administration optimism about quick outcomes.
Ambassador Seyed Ali Mousavi told UK media Iran is not at war with Britain, blamed the US and Israel for the conflict, rejected responsibility for recent drone strikes on RAF Akrotiri and warned Iran would defend itself if attacked.
A 25% drop in Canadian visitors during 2025 drove focused job losses in US retail and hospitality, with small businesses in border and tourist towns hit hardest, researchers find.
A new study using human lung fibroblasts shows that p38 MAPK activity drives TGF-β1-induced upregulation of key fibrotic genes by increasing promoter H4K16 acetylation, with near-senescent cells displaying a slower but sustained p38 response and p38 inhibition lowering pro-fibrotic gene expression in cell models and primary IPF fibroblasts.
Nearly 40 engineers and researchers from U.S. AI labs filed an amicus brief backing Anthropic after the Department of Defense labeled the company a supply chain risk over its refusal to permit AI for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons.
As warming winters let black mangroves expand into Louisiana, an LSU study shows established mangrove stands can cut marsh edge erosion by about half by using deep roots to strengthen soils, but they must be planted inland and allowed to mature to work effectively.
New paper documents pervasive stigma and career barriers for researchers with lived experience of serious mental illness and substance use, and calls for targeted reforms to recruit, fund, and empower them as leaders in psychiatric neuroscience.
President Trump said Iran struck a girls elementary school in Minab, but Pentagon officials and independent analysts say investigations point to targeted long range munitions consistent with U.S. strikes and have not supported the president’s claim.
Markets reversed course to finish higher after crude oil prices plunged from nearly $120 a barrel to below $90, according to an Associated Press report.
Buffer finds Instagram median engagement down about 26% year over year to roughly 5.4%, LinkedIn and Threads also down, while X, Pinterest and Facebook saw increases; TikTok held steady.
President Trump told a CBS reporter the conflict with Iran could end soon and described Iran as largely incapacitated, and the Kremlin said he also spoke with Vladimir Putin about proposals to end the war, while U.S. stocks ticked higher after the comments.
Students at Enloe Magnet High School say some teachers are using ChatGPT and other AI to create tests and assignments without adequate oversight, calling the practice hypocritical and harmful to learning, while a teacher on staff acknowledged limited, appropriate uses of AI.
President Macron said France will send roughly a dozen ships, including an aircraft carrier and helicopter carriers, to defend allies, boost the EU Aspides mission and consider an escort role through the Strait of Hormuz.
A COSMOS randomized substudy measured blood DNA methylation clocks and found that daily multivitamin–multimineral use led to small, clock dependent reductions in epigenetic age while cocoa extract showed no clear effect, but the clinical meaning of these shifts remains unresolved.
JPMorgan's trading desk says escalating conflict with Iran and disruptions to Middle East oil flows could push the S&P 500 down about 10% while crude tops $100 a barrel, raising inflation and market volatility risks.
A Texas A&M team grew chickpeas in mixtures mainly made of simulated lunar soil using fungal seed coatings and worm compost, producing harvestable crops at up to 75 percent regolith while 100 percent regolith failed; safety tests for metal contamination are pending.
An online survey of 426 young Polish women found tattoos increased perceived attractiveness but did not reduce body anxiety in the bedroom or improve sexual functioning, while lower situational body anxiety remained the strongest predictor of sexual satisfaction.
On March 9, 2026 the federal government announced nearly $1 billion to back domestic defence innovation, including support for Bombardier aircraft programs.
In a lab experiment using recreated Apollo regolith, scientists successfully grew chickpeas in mixes that were mostly Moon-like soil, but the plants showed stress and will undergo safety testing before any consumption.
An NBC poll finds nearly half of registered voters hold negative views of artificial intelligence, a level of dislike higher than for ICE and President Trump. The survey also shows rising AI use amid broad worries about jobs, safety, surveillance and data center impacts.
Dutch military and domestic intelligence say Russian state hackers are using social engineering to hijack Signal and WhatsApp accounts of officials and military personnel worldwide, and warn this is an account takeover threat rather than a platform breach.
Dutch intelligence services say hackers impersonate support bots to steal verification codes and seize accounts of officials, military personnel, journalists and others, and they urge users to verify contacts and remove compromised accounts.
Two U.S. officials say Moscow passed information that could aid Iranian strikes on U.S. forces in the region, the first clear sign Russia may be involved as tensions escalate; U.S. leaders say they are monitoring and adapting to the reports.
A sharp rise in oil and gas prices after the US-Israel conflict with Iran is driving markets down, pushing inflation expectations up and raising the risk of weak growth alongside higher prices worldwide.
US investigators are examining reports that an AI-supported system may have contributed to a missile strike on a girls' school in southern Iran; casualty claims and key technical details remain unverified as the probe continues.
In a CNN interview in Tehran, senior adviser Kamal Kharazi said Iran is ready for a prolonged conflict with the US, rejecting diplomacy and saying only mounting economic pressure on other countries will force an end to the war.
Uber will roll out a 'Women Preferences' option that lets women riders and drivers request same-gender pairings, with a tradeoff of possible longer wait times and the ability to accept faster mixed-gender rides.
A Times report says an Iranian-made drone involved in an attack on a British air base included Russian components, while Kyiv city officials say no deaths were officially linked to winter power and heating outages despite heavy Russian strikes over the winter.
After a three-year pause GM reintroduces the Bolt as a compact 65 kWh LFP EV with updated hardware, faster charging, optional Super Cruise, and a sub-$29,000 starting price, while production is limited to an initial 18 months.
The Education Department's RISE proposal would change repayment rules, cap Graduate and Parent PLUS borrowing, and stop new Graduate PLUS loans after July 1, 2026, potentially raising payments for some borrowers.
Global stocks fell sharply and oil surged after Iran appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader, deepening fears about energy supply, regional escalation, and wider market turmoil.